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JOHN L. SYMONDS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,995, dated October9, 1888.

Application filed January 30, 1888. Serial No. 262,437. (No modcl.)

.To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. SYMONDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of Wayne,State of Michigan,have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Fences; and I declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists of the combinations of devices and applianceshereinafter specilied, and more particularly pointed ont in the claims.Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a fence embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is asectional view on line sa x. Fig. 3 is a sectionalView on line ec. Fig. 4 isaseparate View of two adjacent picket-braceswith the rosette removed; Fig. 5, a separate View of the rosette. Fig. 6illustrates how the device is adapted for fences on sloping ground.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a convenient means forfastening the pickets to the rails in the construction of ornamentalwrought-iron fences, which means I will proceed to describe.

A represents thc pickets and B theirails of a wrought-iron fence.

O represents a brace, preferably of malleable iron, which engages thepicket above and below the rail at the points cc. The brace is providedat its sides with dowel-holes c2.

D is a rosette provided on its back with dowel-pins d, adapted to engagewithin the holes c?. The rosette has a central bolt-hole, and a bolt orrivet, E, passes through this hole and a corresponding hole in the rail,and a nut, e, binds the whole together.

The brace O is so shaped that when adjusted upon the picket it does notrest at the sides against the rail,butstands a little off therefrom.Then by tightening the nut c on the bolt the is exceedingly strong andsubstantial. It re- 6o quires no machine-work upon the pickets orbraces, it being only necessary that the rails be punched for the boltsE.

c3 represents one or more bars, which span the brace C from sideto side,being fitted over the picket. They serve tostitfen the brace and totransmit the binding action of the bolts E, not only to the top andbottom of the brace, but also to its middle point, and materially assistto hold the picket in place.

What I claim is- 1. The combination, with the picket-braces C, havingdowel-holes c2 at their sides, of rosette D, provided with correspondingdowelpins,d, and means for securing the rosette to the rails of thefence, substantially as described. l

2. The eombinatiomwith the fence-pickets, the rails, and braces O,engaging the front of the pickets at o c', said braces provided withdowel-holes c,of rosettes D,with dowels d, and binding bolts and nuts Ec, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in 4the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN L. SYMONDS.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODOGHERTY, A. E. MANSFIELD.

